History IIA - World War II Newspaper Project

Pathfinders are pages that offer students selected resources in a variety of media on a topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their research project. This pathfinder is specifically aimed at helping students complete their newspaper project for History IIA as outlined in the rubric. (NOTE - link to her rubric here)

Books available in our Library

To find books in the Montabella Jr/Sr High Media Center, click on the Card Catalog icon on the desktop of any of the computers in the Media Center. Type in the topic you want to search. You may find the following keywords helpful as you begin your search:

Americans - evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
Holocaust - Jewish (1939-1945)
Japanese-Americans -- evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 - aerial operations (naval operations)
World War, 1939-1945 - biography
World War, 1939-1945 - fiction
World War, 1939-1945 - Jews

For biographies, search under the person's name, e.g., Hitler, Adolf or Patton, George.

Some titles we have are:
(this is not a complete list -- check the card catalog for more titles)

Call Number	Author	Title
323.1 ALO	Alonso, Karen	Korematsu v. United States : Japanese-American internment camps
331.4 Col	Colman, Penny	Rosie the riveter : women working on the homefront in World War II
341.6 RIC	Rice, Earle	The Nuremberg trials
629.13 Bav	Bavousett, Glenn B.	Combat aircraft of World War II
909.82 Twe		The twentieth century (Specifically Vol. 3
940.53 Ada	Adams, Simon	World War II
940.53 ISS	Isserman, Maurice	World War II
940.53 Som	Sommerville, Donald	World War II day by day : an illustrated almanac 1939-1945

SELECTED WEB SITES

1940-1943 Time Line
Battleship Row during the Pearl Harbor Attack -- this is just one of many links available on the Naval Historical Center webpage that offers pictures.
Experiencing War: Stories from the Veteran's History Project Personal narratives recorded by veterans of various wars.
Germany During WWII
The History Channel
Life in Fascist Italy
The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Original color film footage and passages from diaries and letters.
Teacher Oz's Kingdom of History -- WWII pages
Voice/Vision Holocaust Survivor Oral History Archive (Interviews of Holocaust Victims)
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
World War II Historical Text Archive Includes full text articles, e-books and links about World War II.
World War II: The Homefront Includes a photographic timeline and an online museum.

REMOTE ACCESS

The following databases found on the Media Center webpage should provide you more information about topics related to this project.

World Book Online

CITING SOURCES

AUDIO VISUAL RESOURCES

DVD 940.53 Wor	WWII Battlefront: WWII like it's never been seen before! Set of 5 DVD's covering both the Atlantic and Pacific campaigns of WWII.

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